I have worked on the educational technology team at NASA Ames for
over 10 years. My responsibility as the technical director of R&D
is to integrate new and unique technologies into our educational products.
I have a graduate degree in "Computers in Art, Design, Research
and Education" focusing on intuitive learning in immersive virtual
environments.

Currently, I am developing one of NASA's educational software projects
titled "NASA's Virtual Field Trip", where users are able to
travel to remote areas of the globe to study and explore different locations
alongside real scientists. Through the use of virtual reality and interactive
media, the software encourages users to engage in research, discover
geological links between the Earth, Mars, and the Moon, and allow users
to get a better understanding of who the scientists are and what they
do. Recently, I spent two weeks in the remote outback region of Western
Australia gathering and creating data for the VFT of geologists as they
studied potentially some of the earliest forms of life on our planet
at approx. 3.5 billion years old.

Previously I have also developed interactive award winning immersive
exhibits for The Tech Museum of Innovation, Chabot Space and Science
Center, and The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. Prior
to my work at NASA, I developed all aspects of interactive media including
DVD development, web based simulations, PC/Mac game development and
many CD-ROMs with titles such as Mortal Kombat.

In my personal time I love extreme sports and have acquired quite a
few broken bones along the way. I hold a black belt in the Korean martial
art of Kuk Sul and currently instruct the martial arts class at NASA
Ames.

My wife and I love the culture and excitement of traveling and have
had the opportunity to visit/live in over 30 countries. I also have
two wonderful daughters who are very active in sports and art and who
I spend as much time with as possible.